The Sutton County Courthouse, a small two-story structure of a cream-colored native stone, was built on the traditional patterns with intersectiny corridors running through the center of the building. As was typical the courtroom was in the center of the second floor.
Visually, the unadorned Mansard roof with pavilions at each of the entries is a dominant element of the composition. Each elevation is broken up into receding masses, defined by cut stone quoins at the corners in contrast with the rough ashlar of the wall. The masonry is further enhanced by smooth finished segmental arches spanning the windows and by string courses between floors and at the springing point of the window arches. An elaborately bracketed cornice tops the walls. The entrance pavilions are marked by a triangular pediment above the cornice and by an arched entry flanked by carved pilasters. The exterior retains most of its original appearance and it is the only courthouse ever built in Sutton County.